SOLAR ENERGY CELEBRATION this Sunday

author: Brought to you by Climate Jobs Committee

On Sunday, August 17, at the Musicians' Union Hall, there will be a Solar Energy Celebration. This is a free public event featuring a raffe, children's activities, information and inspirtation. There will be music by David Rovics and Beyond Little Boxes. The event will take place from 3:00 p.m. till 7:00 p.m.

"CLIMATE JOBS COMMITTEE
"The Climate Jobs Committee formed to deal with the intersection of two crises we are facing, a jobs crisis and the climate crisis....
"Two crises: Jobs and the climate
"The official unemployment rate is still hovering around 8 percent. More than 20 million people are looking for full-time work. At the same time, there is a severe climate crisis. We are seeing record heat waves, huge wildfires, drought, super-storms and more.
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"It is unions and workers who need to be on the front lines of solving the climate crisis.
"Massive public jobs program
"We believe the long-term solution to both the climate and jobs crisis is the same. A massive public jobs program to (1) develop alternatives to the fuels that are causing the buildup of carbon dioxide in our air; (2) develop the necessary energy conservation in our buildings and our transportation systems; and (3) build the infrastructure needed to ensure that as many people survive climate disruption as possible....
"In the fight for the creation of millions of jobs addressing the climate crisis our models are the farsighted jobs programs of the New Deal and the remarkable mobilization of our country's resources and workforce...."